Saturday, October 10
Morrison Stadium
7:00 PM
Creighton University
12-0-0, 3-0-0
2
vs
1
St. John's
3-7-2, 1-1-1
1
2
F
St. John's
0
1
1
Creighton
1
1
2
#1 Men's Soccer Earns 12th Straight Win With Late Goal
10/10/2015 8:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer
OMAHA, Neb. -- Noah Franke scored the game-winning goal with three minutes left in a 2-1 victory over St. John's as No. 1 Creighton remained perfect with victory before 3,888 fans at Morrison Stadium on Saturday night.
Creighton is now 12-0-0 (3-0-0 BIG EAST), while St. John's dropped to 3-7-2 (1-1-1 BIG EAST) this fall. Creighton is the nation's first Division I men's team to start 12-0-0 since Cornell and Marquette both did in the fall of 2012.
Fabian Herbers put Creighton on the board in the game's ninth minute. Timo Pitter chased down a pass on the right endline and centered it to Herbers, who one-timed a shot through the Red Storm defense to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
It was the league-leading 10th goal of the season for Herbers, which ranks fourth nationally. Pitter's assist was the 19th of his career, and his 15 career helpers at Morrison Stadium moves him into a tie for second in facility history.
St. John's tied the game in the 78th minute on a bicycle kick by Filippo Ricupati after a header from Marti Tapia centered the ball. It was the first time in three BIG EAST meetings that the Red Storm had scored against the Bluejay defense.
Franke scored his first career goal with 3:02 to play. After a throw-in down the left side, Ricky Lopez-Espin would get behind the defense. His shot bounced hard off the left post, but deflected to Franke near the spot. He collected the ball and put it in with his left foot for the game-winner.
Creighton outshot the Red Storm 14-11 in the match, but the 11 shots by the visitors were a season-high against the Bluejay defense. Connor Sparrow made one save on the night to earn his 30th win as a Bluejay, which ranks seventh in program history.
St. John's goalkeeper Jordan Stagmiller had six saves on the evening before leaving due to injury with 57 seconds to play.
Creighton will play of road matches next week, starting with Wednesday's 6 pm match at No. 21 Butler.
NOTES: Creighton's 12 overall victories, 10 home wins and 34,699 fans at home each lead the nation ...Creighton is now 14-0-1 in its last 15 home games ... Creighton improved to 65-3-2 under Elmar Bolowich when scoring first and 41-0-2 under Bolowich when leading at halftime ... Creighton is also 52-6-3 at home under Bolowich, including a 15-2-0 record in league play ... Creighton improved to 7-0-0 in games decided by one goal this season ... In three BIG EAST meetings, Creighton has now beaten St. John's with 1:54 left in double-overtime (2013), with 59 seconds left in regulation (2014) and with 3:04 left in regulation (2015) ... The victory was the 75th win at Creighton for coach Elmar Bolowich.
Creighton is now 12-0-0 (3-0-0 BIG EAST), while St. John's dropped to 3-7-2 (1-1-1 BIG EAST) this fall. Creighton is the nation's first Division I men's team to start 12-0-0 since Cornell and Marquette both did in the fall of 2012.
Fabian Herbers put Creighton on the board in the game's ninth minute. Timo Pitter chased down a pass on the right endline and centered it to Herbers, who one-timed a shot through the Red Storm defense to give the hosts a 1-0 lead.
It was the league-leading 10th goal of the season for Herbers, which ranks fourth nationally. Pitter's assist was the 19th of his career, and his 15 career helpers at Morrison Stadium moves him into a tie for second in facility history.
St. John's tied the game in the 78th minute on a bicycle kick by Filippo Ricupati after a header from Marti Tapia centered the ball. It was the first time in three BIG EAST meetings that the Red Storm had scored against the Bluejay defense.
Franke scored his first career goal with 3:02 to play. After a throw-in down the left side, Ricky Lopez-Espin would get behind the defense. His shot bounced hard off the left post, but deflected to Franke near the spot. He collected the ball and put it in with his left foot for the game-winner.
Creighton outshot the Red Storm 14-11 in the match, but the 11 shots by the visitors were a season-high against the Bluejay defense. Connor Sparrow made one save on the night to earn his 30th win as a Bluejay, which ranks seventh in program history.
St. John's goalkeeper Jordan Stagmiller had six saves on the evening before leaving due to injury with 57 seconds to play.
Creighton will play of road matches next week, starting with Wednesday's 6 pm match at No. 21 Butler.
NOTES: Creighton's 12 overall victories, 10 home wins and 34,699 fans at home each lead the nation ...Creighton is now 14-0-1 in its last 15 home games ... Creighton improved to 65-3-2 under Elmar Bolowich when scoring first and 41-0-2 under Bolowich when leading at halftime ... Creighton is also 52-6-3 at home under Bolowich, including a 15-2-0 record in league play ... Creighton improved to 7-0-0 in games decided by one goal this season ... In three BIG EAST meetings, Creighton has now beaten St. John's with 1:54 left in double-overtime (2013), with 59 seconds left in regulation (2014) and with 3:04 left in regulation (2015) ... The victory was the 75th win at Creighton for coach Elmar Bolowich.
Team Stats
STJ
CU
Goals
1
2
Shots
11
14
Shots on Goal
2
8
Saves
6
1
Corners
5
6
Fouls
7
9
Scoring Plays
HERBERS, Fabian (10)
Assisted By: PITTER, Timo
Pass from right side to CU14 in box righ
8:40
RICUPATI, Filippo (3)
Assisted By: TAPIA, Marti
Cross by SJ32 from right side into centr
78:31
FRANKE, Noah (1)
Shot by CU7 from left side hits left pos
86:56
Game Leaders
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
4
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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